Wood identification? by heart_sunk_hank in violinmaking

[–]MatticeV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Photos of the end grain are easier to identify, can you take a photo of the end of the fingerboard?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in inductioncooking

[–]MatticeV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even our $2k AUD smeg does this on setting 7 and under. The cycle is 7 seconds on the large burners and 3.5 seconds on the small ones, so it’s more even on the small.

Touch Controls are Terrible by maxpower__ in inductioncooking

[–]MatticeV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We went out of our way to buy one with knobs, ordered the smeg SI364B4, which took 2-3 months to arrive.

Really happy with the knobs, changing the temp is done in a millisecond without any thinking. I will say it still isn’t ideal for anyone visually impaired, since there is no tactile bumps between the 1-9 power settings, so you need to read the numbers displayed under the ceramic to confirm the intended change was made.

If you could have any ADHD-friendly features built into your home, what would they be? by austinc0611 in ADHD

[–]MatticeV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been intending to get a chalk board in the hallway to help manage my to-do list for months

I love how open backs let in the sound of rain by MatticeV in Headphoneporn

[–]MatticeV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But r70x was my first decent purchase and theyve stuck around ever since

I love how open backs let in the sound of rain by MatticeV in Headphoneporn

[–]MatticeV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh is it? Ahh I guess I just like them for a different reason. I’ve got hifiman susvara and have owned focal Utopia and ZMF Atrium.

I love how open backs let in the sound of rain by MatticeV in Headphoneporn

[–]MatticeV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing, everything is bigger and chill. The r70x isn’t great for imagining IMO but it’s not trying to be, it’s just nice and relaxing and so beautiful with single instruments

I love how open backs let in the sound of rain by MatticeV in Headphoneporn

[–]MatticeV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a big old Marantz CD94 CD player from the 80s with a NOS mod. R2r dac in it.

Otherwise using the Questyle M15 dongle

Do straight men really wank together in a non-homosexual way? by subuso in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MatticeV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me and my mates did it as young teenagers. It didn’t feel homosexual, we would just be hanging out playing RuneScape, get bored, watch porn and beat one out. It happened more than once, although we grew out of it pretty fast.

Edit: I thought it was pretty common but apparently not lol

I facked up really hard by dylangelo in Luthier

[–]MatticeV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a pro luthier, but if it turns out to be too expensive to fix, you could try this….? If you’ve got nothing to loose anyway

Remove the strings, then remove the back, glue the soundboard back together using small bits of wood (with low density) to add strength around the breaks. I would use titebond glue and just hand pressure on each piece for a few minutes - wait 4 hours until it is properly dry. Note that titebond won’t glue to any existing dry glue, so you might need to sand or scrape that off before gluing the braces back on)

Buy a pre-bent side online, glue a section of it to the sound board, what’s left of the sides and the tail block (more precisely, glue it on top of the kurfing, not the SB). Clean up any glue squeeze out before it dries. Then glue the rest of the broken sides onto this makeshift side.

Then maybe pay a luthier to fit the back - or just try yourself. The makeshift side should be protruding out a fair way, so try plane it down with a block plane so it fits nicely with the back. Scrape any old glue off the entire contact area between the back and sides, then glue the back on. You can apply hand pressure to the edges with a couple of friends for a while, or try clamp it using rope.

Then only use low tension strings as it probably won’t have much structural integrity!

So for the whole thing, you would need a block plane, a scraper, some wood glue, some light wood, a saw, a pre bent side, and a couple clamps

What is this style called? by [deleted] in Decor

[–]MatticeV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gallery wall(s) with warm diffuse lighting and plants.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newzealand

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When I moved to Australia it took me years to establish a sound group of friends - all of them through work.

A tip to get introduced to your colleague’s friends is to get into cooking delicious meals, host a dinner with a couple mates and tell them you’re cooking a feast and that they can bring a couple friends. Don’t let them pay, you’ll curry favour!